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Small Coffee Table - Planter - Attributed to Mathieu Matégot - 1950
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Jardinière - Table Basse - Attributed to Mathieu Matégot France - Circa 1950 Magnificent little red and gold table, iconic of the 1950s. Impeccable workmanship and materials. Very heavy with its solid brass tubular structure and thick metal perforated top. Excellent vintage condition. Entirely original. Mathieu Matégot [1910-2001] was undoubtedly a forerunner of contemporary design. His involvement with innovative techniques and original forms made him one of the key players of the '50s, leaving his mark on the French style of this fertile post-war period. As early as the '40s, he spontaneously introduced the notion of creativity and aestheticism into the creation of everyday objects, favoring rattan and metal. He gave them a unique and unmistakable form. His stroke of genius came in 1945, when he pioneered the use of perforated sheet metal, a material discovered during his captivity in Germany. Inventing a new technique, he created a new material: first, he perforated the sheet metal with conventional cloverleaf patterns, then with small square or round holes. In 1952, he christened this openwork mesh, usually lacquered black, with the evocative name "Rigitulle". He developed a machine capable of folding, pleating and shaping sheet metal in the manner of fabric, giving him enormous freedom of expression. Mathieu Matégot's particularity lies in his incredible production of small, somewhat obsolete but always charming everyday furniture and objects, for which he has invented "modern" shapes and lines (trays, wastepaper baskets, magazine racks, glass holders, planters, sideboards, etc.). Exhibited at major trade shows (Salon des Arts Ménagers, Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Arts de la table) and then distributed in two hundred copies exclusively in home decoration boutiques, these practical, clever, economical, durable and pleasing items quickly met with great success. - Description: Side table - Planter - Designer: Attr. Mathieu Matégot [1910-2001] - Manufacture : 1950's - Origin : France - Condition : Very good, used with signs of wear - Dimensions : H 18 cm - ∅ 24 cm
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ConditionVery goodColorsRed, GoldMaterialBrass, MetalNumber of items1Height18 cmWidth24 cmDepth24 cm